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H. W. WHITE. METALLIC GURBING SECTION.

Patented July 30, 1889.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

HIRAM V. \VHITE, OF YANKTON, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

METALLIC CURBlNG-SECTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,057, dated July 30, 1889.

Application filed May 20. 1889. Serial No. 311,381. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM XVHITE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Yankton, in the county of Yankton and Territory ot Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Curbing-Sectionsg and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the ace companying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of the curbing. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section; and Figs. 3, i, and 5 are detailvicws.

This invention has relation tometallic sectional curbing for pavements, steps, flowerbeds, &c.; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters A A designate the curb-sections, and B B the holders and anchors.

13' indicates an oblique anchor for a corner 01": the curbing.

The curb-seetions are preferably cast with a head or molding 0 along their upper marginal portions, and this upper portion is extended a little beyond the lower portion of the section, which is rabbeted to provide an acuteangled shoulder I) to engage a reversely-beveled shoulder on the anchor.

The anchor or holder consists of a horizontally-extended plate or key E, the lower marof which is designed, when the parts are set up in position, to be on a level with the lower edges of the curbing-sections, while the upper edge F is depressed or lower than that of the upper edge of said curbing-sections. The inner end of the anchor is provided with a transverse enlargement or foot G, and the outer end with a head or post H, laterally enlarged and extending upward to receive the head or melding of the sections. The key portion E is extended upward along the rear surface of the head II to within a short distance of its top, and is reversely beveled at its upper end to form a notch-shoulder K,

adapted to receive the shoulders at the ends.

of the curb-sections when the latter are placed in position on each side of the key-portion E against the rear surface of the head, which stands in front of the sections at the joint and holds them to position.

The molding or head 0 projects outward beyond the head su'lliciently to protect .it fromv engagement with the wheels of vehicles striking the curb. The rabbet at the ends of each section is designed to measure just half the thickness of the key portion of the anchor, so that when the curbing-sections are put together their upper marginal portions will abut against each other.

In setting this curbing the anchors are placed in position on the bed-surface, and the curbing-sections are engaged therewith and are held up by said anchors until the brick, gravel, or other material of the wall. or bed is filled in behind the curbing and on each side of and upon the anchor-keys.

The corner-anchor B is constructed somewhat larger than the anchors which hold the main sections, and the lateral enlargements or flanges of its post portion or head have their rear or enlargement surfaces in angular relation to each other, so that the sections of curbing forming the corner will be held in proper angular position. Said corner-anchor also has its post portion extended upward at the top to form a sector-shaped abutment L, against the sides oi": which the ends of the upper or beaded portions of the curb-sections forming the corner abut.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The metallic curbing-anchor having a head or post portion adapted to engage the joining curbing-sections and having the extended lower or key portion in rear of said head or post portion, substantially as specified.

2. The metallic curbing-anchor consisting of the laterally-enlarged head or post having the reversely-beveled shoulder in rear below its upper edge, and the rearwardly-extending key portion extending from its lower portion and terminating in an enlargement or foot at its inner end, substantially as specified.

3. The oon1bination,with metallic curbingengage and hold said curbing-sections in po- 10 sections rabbeted at their ends and having sition, substantially as specified. 4 acute-angled shoulders, of the anchors, their In testimony whereof Iaffix my signaturein reversely-beveled shoulders, and rearwardlypresenceof two Witnesses. extending key portion, substantially as specified., HIRAM XV. WVHITE.

4c. The combination, with metallic curbing- Vitnesses:

sections, of the anchor-posts having rear- ISAAC PILES, wardly-extendin g key portions and adapted to ISAAC YVATERBURY. 

